Sunday, May 17, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; May 17, 2009

Announcements

City of South Bend:

▪Common Council--May 25, 7 p.m., fourth-floor Council Chambers.
▪Board of Public Works Meeting--May 25, 9:30 a.m., Room 1308, County-City Building.
Redevelopment Commission Meeting--June 5, 10 a.m., 13th floor, County-City Building.
▪Parks and Recreation Board--May 18, 4 p.m., O'Brien Administration and Recreation Center, 321 E. Walter Street.

Near Northwest Neighborhood, Inc.:

▪Plant Swap--today, 12:30-2 p.m.; Community Garden, 746 Sherman.
▪Spring Home Maintenance Seminar--May 30, 10-11 a.m., NNN meeting room, 1005 Portage.
▪Neighborhood Yoga--gentle yoga practice for beginners and continuing students Monday afternoons from 4-5:15 p.m. at the NNN Neighborhood Center. Wear comfortable clothing and bring your own yoga mat.
Questions? Call Ann at 289-8366 or email at aclark@saintmarys.e

The Morris Performing Arts Center

▪Alice Cooper with Blue Oyster Cult Tickets Go On Sale: May 30; performance August 9, 7:30 p.m.

Announcements: Send announcements to southbendfreepress@gmail.com.
Recycling Containers: St. Joseph County residents who still don't have their new recycling bins can call Borden Waste-Away Services at 1-800-683-6801.

S.B. Free Press Sports

Midwest League: TinCaps 3, Silver Hawks 2.
ND Scores: Saint Mary's at Division III Golf Championships; Port St. Lucie, FL--Belles finish 10th; Softball, NCAA Championships--(7) Michigan 2, (25) ND 1; Irish face winner of today's Cleveland St.-Miami (OH) game in double elimination tournament; Baseball--St. John's 10, ND 6; Rowing, Women's South Central Sprints at Oak Ridge, TN--Irish place five of six boats in today's Grand or Petite finals; Track & Field, Georgia Tech Invitational--Women's Discus, Jaclyn Espinoza second.
Bethel Scores: Women's NAIA Softball Tournament--(9) Martin Methodist 1, (8) Bethel 0 (Bethel finishes with 2-1 tournament record; 52-7 season record; 52 wins is school record).
NBA Playoffs: No games scheduled; series resume today.
NHL Playoffs: No games scheduled; semifinals begin today; Blackhawks vs. Red Wings (3 p.m., NBC); Hurricanes vs. Penguins series begins Monday.
MLB National League: Cubs 5, Astros 4; Padres 6, Reds 5 (16); Diamondbacks 12, Braves 0; Pirates 7, Rockies 4; Marlins 6, Dodgers 3; Mets 9, Giants 6; Brewers 1, Cardinals 0; Phillies 8, Nationals 5 (Phillies honored by President Obama for World Series title); Phillies 7, Nationals 5 (6).
MLB American League: Blue Jays 2, White Sox 1; Yankees 6, Twins 4 (11); Rangers 5, Angels 3; Rays 4, Indians 2; Orioles 3, Royals 2; Tigers 9, Athletics 1; Red Sox 5, Mariners 3.
Soccer: MLS--Fire 2, Toronto FC 0; DC United 2, Chivas USA 2; Sounders 1, FC Dallas 1; Rapids 1, Revolution 1; Dynamo 1, Red Bulls 1; Wizards 2, Real Salt Lake 0; WPS--FC Gold Pride 1, Chi. Red Stars 0; L.A. Sol 1, Sky Blue FC 0 (Friday).
Triple Crown, Preakness: 1. Rachel Alexandra (first filly to win since 1924); 2. Mine That Bird; 3. Musket Man.
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Lowe's Motor Speedway (no Sprint Cup Points given): 1. Tony Stewart (14 Chevy), (first win for Stewart-Haas Racing); 2. Matt Kenseth (17 Ford); 3. Kurt Busch (2 Dodge); 4. Denny Hamlin (11 Toyota); 5. Carl Edwards (99 Ford); 6. Mark Martin (5 Chevy); 7. Kyle Busch (18 Toyota); 8. Joey Logano (20 Toyota); 9. Jamie McMurray (26 Ford); 10. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., (88 Chevy); 18. Ryan Newman (39 Chevy).
Swimming: Phelps Loses--Michael Phelps loses backstroke heat at Charlotte UltraSwim last night; first loss for multiple-Olympic Gold Medal winner in more than a year.

Local

Local Headlines: ND--
ND commencement today; President Obama keynote speaker; 19 more abortion protestors arrested on ND campus; ND protestors joined by 'Jane Roe' from "Roe vs. Wade" decision; Bishop D'Arcy, ND President Jenkins share stage at Mass for graduates; Bishop D'Arcy will miss commencement due to attendance of President Obama; major news networks descend on ND campus; City--South Bend asks citizens for feedback on dealing with budget crisis; Schools--South Bend school board discusses closing achievement gap between local students and rest of Indiana on ISTEP tests; board to vote on stimulus proposals Monday; OK to borrow $15.5-million sought; Officer Hit--IUSB campus police officer taken to hospital after being hit car Sunday in parking lot of Marathon Gas station at Ironwood and Mishawaka; injuries reportedly not life-threatening.

Nation/World


National/World Headlines: Sri Lanka--
rebels offer to lay down arms; California--Briant Rodriguez, 3, returned to family after being abducted during home invasion; found wandering streets of Mexican border town of Mexicali; appeared unharmed although long curly locks had been shaved off; Kuwait--Kuwaiti women gain first parliamentary seats; UK--Queen Elizabeth II tells PM Brown that she is disturbed by reports of MP expense account abuses; India--India's ruling Congress Party wins resounding victory; will dominate ruling coalition; Israel--Israeli President Peres at World Economic Forum in Jordan urges Syria to join direct peace talks; Malawi--constitutional court says ex Malawi President Bakali Maluzi ineligible to run for office again; Budget--White House budget director Peter Orszag says economy has almost "bottomed out;" predicts lower deficits.
Entertainment: Farrah's Story--documentary of ex-Charlies Angel Farrah Fawcett's battle with cancer draws nearly 9-million viewers.

Weather
Today High 59 Low 39 Mostly Sunny
Mon
High 70 Low 51 Partly Sunny
Tue
High 69 Low 53 Partly Cloudy
Wed
High 79 Low 61 AM Clouds/PM Sun
Thu High 80 Low 57 Mostly Sunny

TV Listings: 16--7-0 p.m., Dateline NBC; 9-11 p.m., Saturday Night Live Just Shorts; 22--8-10 p.m., Survivor (two episodes); 25--7:30-10 p.m., License to Kill; 28--8 p.m., The Simpsons; 8:30 p.m., King of the Hill; 9 p.m., Family Guy; 9:30 p.m., American Dad; 46--8 p.m., Feed the Children; 8:30 p.m., Jack Van Impe Presents; 9 p.m., Winter JRC; 9:30 p.m., Dr. Leroy Thompson; 57--8 p.m., Extreme Makeover: Home Edition; 9 p.m., Desperate Housewives; 69--8-10 p.m., The Karate Kid Part III.

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